Srpska Republika News Agency (SRNA), 97-05-12

MAY 12 1997 EVENING

NEWS REVIEW, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA

PRIJEDOR - The central celebration of the Day of Army of Republika Srpska
/VRS/, was held in Prijedor on the city stadium, with participation of the
highest state and military officials of RS and numerous guests, is the
event of the highest historical importance for Serbian people western from
Drina river. The festivity has begun by the inspection of military
formations conducted by the president of RS and the supreme commander of
VRS Biljana Plavsic, escorted by the Chief of General Staff of
VRS general-major Pero Colic and his deputy general Vinko Pandurevic.

BANJA LUKA - The president of RS Biljana Plavsic talked in Banja Luka with
the High international Representative Carl Bildt about some problems in
implementation of the Dayton agreement. after the meeting, attended also by
the minister of Internal Affairs of RS Dragan Kijac, Commissioner of IPTF
Manfred Zeiner and supervisor for Brcko Robert Farrand, Bildt warned that
"the showing of bad will or impossibility of implementing the
peace agreement would have negative consequences as for RS so
for Federation of B&H /FB&H/ too. Mr. Bildt said that there exist
"some serious situations in RS", quoting the "Gajevi case" and "procedure
for returning to Brcko", and tried to divide the members of the RS
Government on those who are for cooperation and those who do not cooperate
on the implementation of the Dayton agreement.

WASHINGTON - The co-presiding of the Council of Ministers of B&H Boro Bosic
and Haris Silajdzic and the deputy minister of the Foreign Affairs Dragan
Bozanic met, on the first day of official visit to U.S.A., with Mitch Mc
Konnel, the president of the Subcommission of U.S. Senate for expropriation
and financial actions in foreign activities of U.S. abroad. During the
meeting, held in the Capitol Hill, Bosic warned the senator Konnel that on
the events in RS and F B&H have influence two great mortgages - the past
war and the communist heritage. "We are decisive to participate in
privatisation and renewal, and because of that we need the financial aid
from the international community" - stressed Mr. Bosic. Mr. Bosic and Mr.
Silajdzic expressed the desire that the troops of SFOR would stay in RS and
F B&H until expiring of their mandate, in June 1998, stressing that their
presence is the prerequisite for peace and implementation of the Dayton
Agreement.

BANJA LUKA - The president in the Presidency of B&H Momcilo Krajisnik in
Banja Luka called upon the voters to vote for Serbian Democratic Party
/SDS/ on the municipal elections in September. "I appeal on the voters to
choose the best, because the one who is winning need not be changed" -
stated Mr. Krajisnik after the Assembly of the Municipal Board of SDS in
Banja Luka, attended also by the president of the National Assembly Dragan
Kalinic. Mr. Krajisnik pointed out the need for giving support to the
people who will strongly defend what is acquired in war, i.e. the
representatives of SDS.

WASHINGTON - The international forces in RS and F B&H under the NATO
command could be reinforced by new 3,000 soldiers in September, because of
protection of civilians who will vote on the municipal elections - reports
Reuters calling upon unnamed high official of the alliance. The commander
of NATO in Europe general George Joulwan said to the reporters in Pentagon
that any definitive decision about this was not brought yet. There
is temporarily 31,000 soldiers from 34 countries, including 8,
500 U.S. soldiers.

ZVORNIK - The visit of the group of 49 Moslems from Kalesija, Nezuci and
other places from F B&H to the cemetery in the Zvornik's village Krizevici
passed without incidents - it is announced from the Police Station in
Zvornik. "The attention of Moslems, mainly old men and women, was least
turned towards graves. They were mainly looking at the houses and other
objects in the village", stressed major Danilo Zoljic, the inspector in
Police Station in Zvornik. /Moslems never go on the cemetary, except in
case of funeral/.

ROME - The Italian media with the great doze of criticism report that the U.
S. have decided to supply F B&H with 166 heavy weapons. This decision was
sharply criticised by Italian politicians, who deem that the arming of
Moslems represent the provocation against Serbs in RS.

ZAGREB - The president of the Democratic National Community DNZ Fijret
Abdic accused the president in B&H Presidency Alija Izetbegovic that he
destroyed the last hope for consolidation of relations in B&H, by ordering
the arresting of one member of his party - reports AFP. "The arresting of
Ibrahim Djedovic is the deadly attack to the efforts of the international
community for normalisation of relations and democratisation in B&H - said
Mr. Abdic.